3 Fabulous Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade Secrets
This recipe delivers bright, refreshing Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade, perfect for your next summer gathering. It offers a delightful balance of sweet raspberries and tart lemon.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 75 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop and Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4-5 lemons)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups cold water
- 2 cups sparkling water or club soda
- Lemon slices, for garnish
- Extra raspberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the raspberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a small saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar completely dissolves. Do not boil.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let the mixture steep for 15 minutes to allow the raspberry flavor to deepen.
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing gently on the solids to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
- Stir the 4 cups of cold water into the raspberry-lemon syrup in the pitcher. Chill this base completely in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, pour the chilled base into glasses filled with ice.
- Top each glass with sparkling water or club soda.
- Garnish with fresh lemon slices and extra raspberries.
Notes
- Anya suggests tasting the syrup before adding water; adjust sugar if your lemons are very tart.
- For a less sweet drink, reduce the initial sugar amount to 3/4 cup.
- You can substitute fresh or frozen raspberries. If using frozen, let them thaw slightly before heating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0.2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
